Old & Rare
SEUSS, Dr. Fox in Socks. NY: Beginner Books, 1965. 8vo, [ii] 62pp. Glazed color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. Lower edge a tad rubbed, blank ownership plate affixed to front fixed endpaper, previous owner’s name in ink at top of front free endpaper, slight discoloration to upper internal edge of boards from binder’s glue. Otherwise a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine ends a tad rubbed, notations in pencil on rear panel).
First edition. Published just 8 years after The Cat and the Cat saw the beginning of the Beginner Books imprint, this wonderful and classic tongue-twister book from Dr. Seuss has delighted readers for over 60 years!